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what is their card game at the end, ron? >> it's kind of a crisis capitalism in a way or crisis governance. they create an emergency by going over the fiscal cliff, and then they say because we have this big emergency, we need to do drastic things to defund mostly the domestic side of government, turn it over to private industry. whether it's health care or anything else. that's their aim. it's to drown the government in their bathtub as grover norquist famously said. >> i know. that sounds like the late senator moynihan, that the idea of supply side was basically to get rid of so much revenue the government had such big deficits that even liberals couldn't call for new programs. dana, your thoughts on that? >> that would be well and good except they're also getting all the taxes to go up at the same time, so they're not achieving anything by that. the republicans realize they lose politically if we go over the fiscal cliff, but this isn't just a political thing. the country loses economically if we go over it and then every
what is their card game at the end, ron? >> it's kind of a crisis capitalism in a way or crisis governance. they create an emergency by going over the fiscal cliff, and then they say because we have this big emergency, we need to do drastic things to defund mostly the domestic side of government, turn it over to private industry. whether it's health care or anything else. that's their aim. it's to drown the government in their bathtub as grover norquist famously said. >> i know....
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>> well, this is ron -- >> ron, i'm sorry. >> no, i think senator mccain makes some very good points about susan rice, and i think he's clearly frustrated about her comments that were made. i think he's frustrated about the fact she came to capitol hill and wasn't able to convince him nor lindsey graham or senator susan collins that she would be a good nominee to be secretary of state. so, you know, i think that's what you're hearing in his voice right now is a lot of frustration. >> i'm not only talking about this particular issue. we're going to get into the meat of that, but i'm talking about other issues, fiscal cliff and on and on and on. it just appears that way. lena, you heard some people talking about civil leaders with atrocities. how do you think that will play into it? >> i think that will become a point of discussion, but what was said about her written role in africa, it's very nuanced and i think very biased. i think if she is nominated, and we have to remember she has not been nominated yet, then this need to be an issue where she's given a chance to actually discuss
>> well, this is ron -- >> ron, i'm sorry. >> no, i think senator mccain makes some very good points about susan rice, and i think he's clearly frustrated about her comments that were made. i think he's frustrated about the fact she came to capitol hill and wasn't able to convince him nor lindsey graham or senator susan collins that she would be a good nominee to be secretary of state. so, you know, i think that's what you're hearing in his voice right now is a lot of...
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ron in illinois, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi ron. >> caller: good morning, steph. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: i don't understand why john boehner think -- unless he's living -- think he's living in an ogle archy i couldn't understand -- i don't understand why he thinks he's bargaining from a position of power. >> he seems to be under the illusion that they won the election but he personally did. not only does the president not have a mandate but that they somehow do. even though they lost seats in the house. >> stephanie: he says it. we have the -- republican majority got a mandate. no you didn't. a million more people voted for democrats than republicans. >> guess what. >> i believe larry craig had a mandate. [ ding ding ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: 44 minutes after the hour. >> it was simple misspeak. if anybody in this room starts tossing stones -- >> starts costing stones. >> stephanie: cost us scones. don't have the stones to mispronounce stuff on this show. i often put it on the wrong syllable. hi mar. >> cal
ron in illinois, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi ron. >> caller: good morning, steph. >> stephanie: good morning. >> caller: i don't understand why john boehner think -- unless he's living -- think he's living in an ogle archy i couldn't understand -- i don't understand why he thinks he's bargaining from a position of power. >> he seems to be under the illusion that they won the election but he personally did. not only does the president not have a...
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and he said this should go forward by giving workers the choice. >> ron mott in lancing, michigan. we'll introduce you to the company making it happening. on a first on cnbc interview. shares of costco pulled back from all-time highs. should you make a super sized bet on the warehouse retailer? shares down 34 cents today. back in a minute. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only...
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negotiations with president obama over the fiscal cliff have many tea party republicans like wisconsin senator ron johnson fuming. >> does speaker boehner speak for you? >> i don't know what he's doing behind closed doors, truthfully. nobody speaks for me, other than myself. >> reporter: but he told cnn, he won't filibuster a compromise that raises some taxes. >> we have to understand about our reality in some point in time, republicans have no power in this negotiation. there's only one person that can prevent taxes from being increased in the american public. it's the president. because without any action, without him being willing to sign a bill, taxes go up for every american. i don't want to see that happen. >> reporter: some conservatives who once had the power to say my way or the highway now realize the train has already left the station. some of these tea party republicans caution their new spirit of compromise largely depends on what the president proposes and a few of them remain convinced the president simply wants to take the country over the fiscal cliff, to gain the kind of leverage
negotiations with president obama over the fiscal cliff have many tea party republicans like wisconsin senator ron johnson fuming. >> does speaker boehner speak for you? >> i don't know what he's doing behind closed doors, truthfully. nobody speaks for me, other than myself. >> reporter: but he told cnn, he won't filibuster a compromise that raises some taxes. >> we have to understand about our reality in some point in time, republicans have no power in this negotiation....